Swine

Description

Swine is a national 4-H project. It features curriculum that will guide you through the project. For a copy contact your County 4-H Office or order online at National 4-H Service Supply. For additional curriculum possibilities, explore the National Directory of 4-H Materials and do a key word search for Swine.

Swine 2What you can do in this project: make a swine health care plan; identify diseases; assemble tack and pack a show box; plan and organize a facility expansion; complete a plan for a new pork product.
Grades: 6-8
Resources: 08066, Putting the Oink in the PigMA, Meat Animal Project Record

Swine 3What you can do in this project: learn to make breeding and culling decisions; judge a class of breeding gilts; design a preventative herd health plan; manage a feeding program.
Grades: 9-12
Resources: 08067, Going Whole HogMA, Meat Animal Project Record

Events

Want to learn more about Swine? Try the links below.

Badger Livestock Judging Camp Camp for youth who have completed grades 3-13 who are interested in building knowledge on the evaluation principles associated with market and breeding beef, swine and sheep, as well as ultrasound technology.

Meat Animal Quality Assurance (MAQA) TrainingTrain-the-trainer sessions for anyone interested in teaching or facilitating the MAQA program to help youth livestock exhibitors in beef, sheep and swine learn how to produce a safe and wholesome product. Youth can attend if they would like to help teach the program.

Swine Project TrainingMany counties hold local training for members and leaders in their favorite project areas, including swine. Watch your county 4-H Family newsletter or contact your county Extension office for details.

Wisconsin 4-H and Youth ConferenceIf you’re in grades 8-10, check out the next Wisconsin 4-H and Youth Conference, scheduled each June at the UW-Madison campus. The conference offers educational seminars in most areas of 4-H. Contact your county Extension office for details.

Wisconsin 4-H Area Animal Science DaysSeries of four day-long events held around the state where youth in the beef, dairy, horse, sheep and swine projects increase their decision making skills and knowledge of animals through judging and grading experiences. Events include evaluation of dairy cattle, horses and meat animals; dairy showmanship contests; hippology (the study of horses); and oral reasons workshops. In addition, each site offers a variety of workshops for small animal projects, which may include rabbits, poultry, dogs, cats or llamas.

Wisconsin Livestock Quiz and Skillathon ContestsProgram for any 4-H or FFA Junior or Senior livestock team in the state. Team must have 3-4 members. Senior team members must be ages 14-19. Junior team members must be 8-13. The top 4-H Senior team represents Wisconsin at the National 4-H Skillathon Contest held each fall in Louisville.

Wisconsin Livestock Quiz BowlQuiz competition where all the questions are about beef, sheep and swine topics. Teams are divided into junior division (age 14 and under), senior division is (age 14 years and older) and mixed team (at least one youth from each age division). Counties or chapters are limited to 2 teams per division. Youth use a buzzer to answer the questions. Teams compete in a double elimination format by giving oral answers to questions posed by a judge.

Wisconsin State FairAnnual 11-day event held in August at State Fair Park, West Allis, WI. Site gives locations and dates for pre-registration animal weigh-ins. All exhibitors wishing to show livestock animals during the fair are required to attend one of the regionally located weigh-in sites.

County Fair

The county fair . . . what a great time it is! Every summer, families flock to county fairs to see the latest 4-H project exhibits. Exhibiting is a fun and educational way for youth to showcase their project work to judges and to the public. Judging materials are supported by Bill Shaw in memory of his wife, Shirley.

For youth, ages 21 and under, with an interest in Duroc, Hampshire, Landrace and Yorkshire breeds of swine. Association offers a variety of opportunities including leadership conferences, scholarship programs, and national and regional junior shows with educational contests.

National 4-H Curriculum
Visit this site for updated National 4-H Curriculum information including new titles. Purchase curricula by accessing the online order form.

National Pork Producers CouncilCouncil dedicated to enhancing the success of U.S. pork producers and other industry stakeholders. Site links to a series of programs designed to address issues affecting pork from production to consumer demand.

Saddle and Sirloin Club: Swine
UW-Madison student club that organizes and administers the Little International Horse Show, Badger Kick-off Classic Steer and Heifer Show, and the Badger Bonanza Lamb Show. The group also sponsors Swine Project Awards to help beginning 4-H or FFA members get started in the swine industry.

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